Chapter 52

"Uncle Xavier, weren't you in a virtual meeting? Why are you out here?" Percy asked nervously. One look at his guilty face, and Xavier knew he had gotten himself into trouble again. Bill had hinted that Percy had been acting out lately. Apparently, every week during the school's flag-raising ceremony, Percy managed to make an appearance. It was something that Xavier, an alumnus of the same school, knew all too well. Showing up at the ceremony like that was never a good sign. It had been a long-standing tradition. His face darkened. He strode over and grabbed the apology letter from Scarlett's hand, eyes sweeping over the page. In a flash, the calm in his gaze turned into a brewing storm. "Percy!" Percy flinched, then bolted like a spooked rabbit. "Edmund!" Xavier snapped. Scarlett didn't even notice where Edmund came from. In a blur, Percy had been hauled back like a sack of potatoes. "This time it wasn't my fault, I swear!" Percy whined. "It was Jonah. He started a rumor abou